List of ant genera (alphabetical)

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The following is a thusfar incomplete list of worldwide ant genera. Those which are no longer considered current nomenclature are marked with an asterisk ( * ).

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Acamatus
• Acanthognathus
• Acanthomyops
• Acanthosticus
• Acromyrmex
• Adetomyrma
• Aenictus
• Amblyopone
• Amblyteles
• Anergates
• Anochetus
• Anonychomyrma
• Aphaenogaster
• Asphinctanilloides
• Atta
• Azteca

[edit] B

• Brachymyrmex
• Bothriomyrmex

[edit] C

• Camponotus
• Cardiocondyla
• Carebara
• Cerapachys
• Chelaner
• Cheliomyrmex
• Colobopsis
• Crematogaster
• Cryptocerus
• Cyphomyrmex

[edit] D

• Daceton
• Diacamma
• Dinoponera
• Diplomorium
• Discothyrea
• Dolichoderus
• Donisthorpea *
• Dorymyrmex
• Dorylus

[edit] E

• Eciton
• Ectatomma
• Ephebomyrmex
• Epoecus
• Epipheidole
• Erebomyrma
• Euponera

[edit] F

• Forelius
• Formica
• Formicoxenus

[edit] G

• Gigantiops

[edit] H

• Harpagoxenus
• Harpegnathus
• Holcoponera
• Hypoclinea
• Hypoponera

[edit] I

• Ichnomyrmex
• Iridomyrmex

[edit] J

• Janetia *

[edit] K

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[edit] L

• Lasius
• Leptanilloides
• Leptogenys
• Leptomyrmex
• Leptothorax
• Linepithema
• Liometopum
• Lobopelta

[edit] M

• Macromischa
• Manica
• Megaponera
• Melophorus
• Messor
• Monomorium
• Myrmecia
• Myrmecina
• Myrmecocystus
• Myrmelachista
• Myrmica
• Mystrium

[edit] N

• Neivamyrmex
• Neoponera

[edit] O

• Odontomachus
• Oecophylla

[edit] P

• Pachycondyla
• Paraponera
• Parasyscia
• Paratrechina
• Peronomyrmex
• Pheidole
• Pheidologeton
• Pismire
• Plagiolepis
• Platythyrea
• Pogonomyrmex
• Polyergus
• Ponera
• Prenolepis
• Probolomyrmex
• Proceratium
• Pseudomyrma
• Pseudomyrmex
• Pyrmifd

[edit] Q

• Quartina

[edit] R

• Rhytidopnera
• Rogeria

[edit] S

• Solenopsis
• Stenamma
• Stigmatomma
• Streblognathus
• Strongylognathus
• Strumigenys
• Sympheidole
• Sysphincta

[edit] T

• Tapinoma
• Technomyrmex
• Temnothorax
• Tetramorium
• Tetraogmus
• Typhlomyrmex
• Tyrannomyrmex

[edit] U

[edit] V

[edit] W

• Wheeleriella
• Wasmannia

[edit] X

• Xenomyrmex
• Xiphomyrmex

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

Genera are often named after famous myrmecologists - e.g. Donisthorpea was named to honour Horace Donisthorpe, Forelius for Auguste Forel, Janetia for Charles Janet, Wheeleriella for William M. Wheeler. See the list of notable myrmecologists for a compilation of these people.